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OTHER SIDE – A FASHION FRIEND ISSUE 51
For the latest issue of A Fashion Friend, Other Side was my contribution to their menswear. Shot by JP Hanekom in exclusively Levi’s clothing, it features actor and model (Boss) Sean John Louw.
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HOW TO WEAR LOTS OF BLUE TOGETHER
More outfit posts they asked. More outfit posts they’ll get. Here is a quick look that I have found myself wearing lately. It’s in response to a reader who asked me how to wear lot’s of blue together....
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NAFTALI BEDER
Artist and illustrator Naftali Beder (from Levy Creative Management New York) is responsible for these wonderful illustrations. I love their loneliness, their almost grey-scale tones. So far these are...
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VOTE SHARE DISCUSS
Every week on Man of the Cloth‘s Facebook page, we feature a look of the day. This is to initiate a dialog about menswear and to get people inspired. What I love most about the reaction is it’s never...
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YELLOW FEVER
Philip Crangi, while a style icon in a fashion sense, is quite suitably my décor hero as well. I blogged about Philip Crangi’s home (featured on The Selby), two years ago. I am still pining for his...
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MUST SEE: MAC DEMARCO – MY KIND OF WOMAN
Mac DeMarco – My kind of Woman. Man, what a great track this is. The video certainly sets a tone for his personality, but I think his blue-wave/slacker-rock sound makes for a great addition to the...
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VOTE SHARE DISCUSS
People love a man with tattoos who can dress. But who wins this week’s look of the day? Perhaps it owes to the long weekend here in South Africa but Monday and Friday tied. Who do you think should have...
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HEAR THIS: THE WAR ON DRUGS – RED EYES
Formed in 2005, American indie rock band War on Drugs continue to deliver awesome music well into this decade, with four albums under their belt. Their latest offering, entitled Lost in the Dream,...
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LAURENCE AIRLINES LOOK BOOK SS14
The wonderful Laurence Airline have released a new look book for spring/summer 2014. Their latest collection, featuring lovely printed two-pieces, shirting with layered patterns and a palate suitable...
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VOTE SHARE DISCUSS
This week I aimed to choose some more creative choices. I had not expected the Louis Vuitton scarf blanket to provoke such a varied and strongly opinionated bunch. It was the winner this week, and poor...
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CONVERSE CLASHWALL JOHANNESBURG
Just over fourteen storeys high, this Converse Clashwall on Melle street, Johannesburg is the largest offering in the world. Graffiti and tattoo artist Rasty Knayles headed up this huge undertaking and...
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IKEA STOCKHOLM RUG VERSION FROM MR PRICE
Ikea’s Stockholm rug, the black and white striped one, has been on my wish list for some time. I thought I’d go for a kilim rug or something more natural but the stripes have a way of tying in other...
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BLUECOLLARWHITECOLLAR BY ANDREW BRAUTESETH
Ex ad-guy turned photographer, Andrew Brauteseth (Guy with Camera) has joined forces with another talented Capetownian, Paul van der Spuy. The latter owns the local clothier Blue Collar White Collar....
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COMPLETED CONVERSE CLASHWALL JOHANNESBURG
Man, what a great finished product. Converse Africa have completed their ClashWall offering in Johannesburg after three days and 31 hours of tiresome work. Headed by Rasty, three artists covered a 53...
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VOTE, SHARE, DISCUSS
This week’s Vote, Share, Discuss offers up dungaree’s, pops of colour and the man-skirt. The most likes went to Wednesday’s yellow beany, but the most comments went to the man-skirt! What did you...
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SNEAK ATTACK
If you have followed this blog since the beginning you’ll know that I was always more of a brogue kind of guy. These days however i’m more into my sneakers; my line of work requires running around and...
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APARTMENT TOUR: GERARDO RUIZ-MUSI
Gerardo Ruiz-Musi recently allowed Freunde von Freunden into his gorgeous Parisian apartment. The Mexican designer mixes simplicity with quirk quite nicely. I have always said that I just want a...
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THE NEW DIESEL BY NICOLA FORMICHETTI
My earliest fashion schooling happened when I worked for Diesel a good 7 years ago. At the time menswear in South Africa was not as generous as it is today and denim was a ruler in fashion. Diesel was...
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WHAT IS NORMCORE AND DO I HAVE IT?
I know what you’re thinking, what is normcore and what happens if I get it? Well for starters I didn’t know that it happened to me. But looking back I realize how careless I was, how unaware of the...
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VOTE SHARE DISCUSS
Another week, another set of looks from around the globe for Vote, Share, Discuss. We put it to you on Facebook and you got to weigh in, like or just roll your eyes. Love them or hate them, these were...
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